Reference projects. Project References Public Transportation Infrastructure

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Project References –

Public Transportation Infrastructure

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Introduction

mageba – your one-stop partner

The Swiss company mageba is one of the world’s leading suppliers of structural bearings, expansion joints and other high quality products and services for the transport infrastructure and building construction sectors. In the last 10 years, mageba has also significantly expanded its range of products and services relating to earthquake protection and structural monitoring.

engineering connections® – since 1693 Whenever static and dynamic forces are transferred between structural elements, whenever forces interact with movements and rotations, whenever structural elements need to be protected against over- stress, whenever vibrations and noise need to be reduced: mageba provides sys- tems with its wide range of engineered products and services.

Originating decades ago from the bridge industry, mageba has continuously extended its expertise in engineered connections to different types of structures.

As a provider of high-quality structural support systems, mageba supports own- ers, engineers, designers, architects and main contractors from planning stage to project completion.

The particular challenges presented by transport infrastructure

Today’s transport infrastructure tackles various challenges: access to remote places, balancing structures in busy envi- ronments and providing safety for excep- tional features of architecture.

As this crucial infrastructure is frequently used by human, safety enjoys priority.

Key components hence provide a longer life span and higher reliability.

Having supported a broad variety of re- nowned and challenging projects world- wide during the past five decades, ma- geba is your reliable partner in ensuring your structure’s safety and durability.

The following is a brief overview of se- lected projects, highlighting some of their specific structural design challenges and mageba’s Systematic Quality

Management and Technical Excellence:

Infrastructure, Industrial structure and Building products

Structural bearings Expansion joints Seismic devices

Structural monitoring Vibration damping

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Index

Project Country Installed Products delivered Page

Oakland Airport Connector USA 2012 LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings 4

Gatwick Airport Bridge United Kingdom 2009–2010 RESTON®POT bearings 5

Panamá City Metro Line 2 Panama 2016–2017 LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings 6

Bangkok MRT Red Line Thailand 2015–2017 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings 7

Western Express Highway (WEH)

Mumbai Metro India 2015 ROBO®CONTROL permanent monitoring system 8

810 Rail Link Station Roof China 2015 RESTON®POT bearings, ROBO®CONTROL monitoring

and height adjustment system 9

Bangkok MRT Green Line Extension Thailand 2014 RESTON®POT bearings 10

Bangkok MRT Blue Line Extension Thailand 2012 RESTON®POT bearings 11

Panamá City Metro Line 1 Panama 2012 LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings 12

Vancouver Skytrain “Evergreen” Canada 2014 LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings 13

Chenab Railway Bridge India 2014–2017 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings 14

Hyderabad Metro Railway India 2014–2015 RESTON®POT and LASTO®BLOCK bearings,

MIGUTRANS®FSL and MIGUTEC®KF joints 15

TGV Viaduc de la Courbe France 2014 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings 16

Rail Car Loading Station Brazil 2013 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings 17

Gstaad Railway Viaduct Switzerland 2013 RESTON®FORCE and RESTON®POT bearings, RESTON®STU shock

transmission units, LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings 18

Flendruz Railway Viaduct Switzerland 2011 RESTON®FORCE and RESTON®POT bearings,

RESTON®STU shock transmission units 19

Railway bridge WK432 Poland 2011 TENSA®MODULAR joints, ROBO®MUTE noise-reducing mats 20

Ganga Rail-Road Bridge, Patna India 2007–2014 RESTON®FORCE and RESTON®POT bearings,

TENSA®MODULAR and TENSA®GRIP joints 21

Ganga Rail-Road Bridge, Munger India 2007–2014 RESTON®FORCE and RESTON®POT bearings,

TENSA®MODULAR and TENSA®GRIP joints 22

Ventabren TGV Railway Viaduct France 1998 RESTON®SA hydraulic dampers 23

Transbay Transit Center USA 2015–2016 RESTON®PENDULUM Mono bearings 24

Zurich Central Train Station Switzerland 2015 POLYFLEX®SLIM flexible plug expansion joint 25

Tocumen Airport Access Road Panama 2014 RESTON®POT HP bearings 26

Car Park P6 Zurich Airport Switzerland 2013–2016 TENSA®SEISMIC special joint RS-Fuse 27

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Netherlands 2013 POLYFLEX®ADVANCED PU flexible plug joints,

TENSA®MAT mat joints 28

Muscat International Airport Oman 2012–2016 RESTON®POT, RESTON®SPHERICAL, LASTO®FLONPAD and

LASTO®FLONBLOCK bearings, TENSA®MODULAR joints 29

Teleférico de Mérida Venezuela 2015 RESTON®SA shock absorbers,

TENSA®COMPRESS expansion joints 30

Kai Tak Cruise Terminal China 2012 RESTON®POT and LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings 31

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Oakland Airport Connector (USA)

Rigorous testi ng of the APM system, including bearings, was carried out on a special test track The APM system serves Oakland Internati onal

Airport in California, USA View of four LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings

at one pier mageba scope

mageba supplied 775 elastomeric bearings for the elevated structure, supporti ng the steel guideway above its concrete columns. The bearings are of Type C in accord- ance with EN 1337, and thus have steel reinforcement plates at the core, and external connecti on plates on the upper and lower surfaces. The connecti on plates are vulcanised into the elastomer (a neoprene mix) of the bearing, and thus securely connected. They have threaded holes for easy bolti ng to the structures above and below, preventi ng sliding and allowing resistance to horizontal movement to develop. The use of this type of bearing therefore per- mits some elasti c movement, providing a damping eff ect to the supported system.

Highlights & Facts mageba products:

Type: 775 LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings Features: Steel fi xing plates Installed: 2012

Structure:

City: Oakland, California Country: USA

Completed: 2014

Type: Railway viaduct Length: 5.1 km

Contractor: Flati ron/Parsons JV Project descripti on

Oakland Internati onal Airport, one of the key transportati on hubs in the Bay Area of northern California, is now connected to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) network by a new Automated People Mover (APM) system. The system features Doppelmayr cable-car technology, delivering passengers along the 3 miles (5.1 km) track in just 8 minutes. The system will be fully automated, driverless and all-electric.

The cost of the project has been esti mated at $492 million. California-based Flati - ron/Parsons Joint Venture won the con- tract to design and build the system, and Doppelmayr Cable Car, Inc. won the con- tract to operate and maintain the system once built.

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Aut oma ted guide w ay tr ansit Railw ay Airport Cablec ar & F err y

Gatwick Airport is located south of London View from below of the viaduct which connects

the airport’s two terminals One of the 633 successfully installed bearings Highlights & facts

mageba products:

Type: 633 RESTON®POT Pot bearings Installti on: 2009-2010 Structure:

City: London Country: England Type: Railway bridge

Gatwick Airport Bridge (UK)

Project descripti on

A major project to replace the bearings along the enti re length of the Inter-Termi- nal Transit System of London‘s Gatwick Air- port was initi ated in 2007, with specialist support provided by mageba to opti mise the eff ort required and impact on train services on this vital piece of infrastructure. Replacement of all 633 pot bearings, pier by pier, commenced in spring 2009, and was completed in early 2010.

mageba scope

The design, manufacture and installati on of the bearings required several years of close cooperati on with the contractor, Structural Systems (UK) Ltd, due to the project’s many challenges. For instance, it was sti pulated that all bearings should be

replaceable, with fi xed steel connecti ons to the existi ng concreted-in dowels of the piers beneath and bolted connecti ons to the steel deck. In order to ensure that the bearings could be installed, regardless of the precise locati ons of the holes, dowels, and bridge deck at ti me of installati on, a clever and highly eﬃ cient soluti on was proposed by mageba.

The fabricati on of the bearings was split between mageba‘s Bülach (Switzerland) and Shanghai producti on faciliti es, the majority being manufactured in Shanghai to allow cost savings to be passed on to the customer. Crucially for the installati on programme, the fi rst batch of bearings required could be manufactured in Switzerland, saving the ti me required for transport from Asia to Europe.

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Panama City Metro Line 2 (Panama)

A� er completi on of Metro Line 1, Panama City decided to build Metro Line 2, in order to improve the current transportati on system in the city. On its fi rst stage, the line 2 will have a total length of 21 km of elevated railway and it will have 16 stati ons. Its completi on is planned in December 2018.

It will have capacity for 16,000 users per hour each way.

It will be a project equipped with the highest technologies that bring benefi ts to the populati on like the use of electricity as the main power source and integrated auto- mati c security systems to avoid collisions.

Type: LASTO®BLOCK type B Installed: 2016–2017

Structure:

City: Panama

Country: Panama Built: 2018

Type: Metropolitan railway Contractor: Consorcio Línea 2 mageba scope

mageba will provide 6,080 elastomeric bearings LASTO®BLOCK type B of natural rubber (NR) with dimensions of 450×300×92 mm. These bearings work as elasti c connecti ons between columns and the main beams that transfer verti cal and horizontal forces without restricti ons, from superstructure to sub-structure, allowing movements in all directi ons and rotati ons around all axis.

To ensure the expected performance of the bearing, during the producti on stage, a strict quality control is carried out to the all materials according to the norm ASTM D 4014.

Samples for quality control of physical properti es

of materials LASTO®BLOCK bearings ready to be installed

Metro Line 2, is located in Panama City, Panamá

Panama

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The MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) red line in Bangkok is part of the MRT master plan for the Bangkok metropolitan region. With a total length of 26.3 km, the red line is planned to run from Bang Sue to Rangsit and Bang Sue Stati ons, bringing passengers to the north.

The constructi on project is part of the infrastructure investment programs led by the Thai Government.

Moreover, the master plan comprises a 26.4 km long line to the north (North Line) and 14.6 km long line to the west (West Line) providing a fully elevated rail system.

The MRT red line is located in Bangkok, the

metropolitan region of Thailand RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings packed and ready for Load testi ng of the RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings delivery

Bangkok MRT Red Line (Thailand)

mageba scope

In 2015, mageba manufactured more than 5’000 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings. The installati on schedule runs from 2015 to 2017.

The bearings are designated of types KF, KE or KA, depending on their ability to accommodate sliding movements.

As the bearings are installed in this high- dynamic stressed railway bridge, the requirements in terms of assuring zero fric- ti on for smooth transmission of horizontal forces had to be fulfi lled.

A further peculiarity features the precast- segement structure that makes great de- mands on the type of connecti on to be used.

Type: RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings of type KA, KE and KF

Features: With ROBO®SLIDE high-grade sliding material Installati on: 2015–2017

Structure:

City: Bangkok Country: Thailand

Type: Mass transit system Owner: Ministry of Transport

State Railway of Thailand Designer: Team Consulti ng

Engineering and Management Company NorCiv Engineering Co., Ltd

Cambodia Bangkok

Thailand

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The Mumbai Metro constructi on project began in 2008 and had been executed in order to meet the city’s rapid populati on growth.

Mumbai is the capital city of Maharashtra, the most economically developed state of India with a populati on growth rate of around 2% per annum (as per 2011). The main objecti ve of the Mumbai Metro is to provide mass rapid transit services to people within an approach distance of between one and two kilometres, and to serve the areas not connected by the exist- ing Suburban Rail network.

At the WEH juncti on, trains pass over the highway on a cable-stayed bridge and at the same ti me traﬃ c on the highway crosses on another concrete bridge, making the juncti on a very complex intersecti on.

The project is located in Mumbai, one of the most

bustling citi es of the Indian subconti nent Night-installati on of a wind sensor

The cables have been equipped with accelerom- eters measuring its vibrati on and tension (see red circle)

Highlights & facts mageba Products:

Type: ROBO®CONTROL permanent monitoring system

Features: Straingauges displacement,

laser, humidity sensors, accelerators,

inclinometers Installati on: 2015 Structure:

City: Mumbai

Country: India Completed: 2011

Type: Cable-stayed bridge Length: 175 m

Owner: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

Contractor: Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL)

Western Express Highway (WEH) Mumbai Metro (India)

Hyderabad

mageba scope

As shown on the picture above, the cable- stayed bridge is located over the highway bridge hence being built in a criti cal envi- ronment where any damage would cause signifi cant repercussions. Therefore, the bridge had to be equipped with a system that is able to immediately react to any alarming impact.

The installed ROBO®CONTROL structural health monitoring system is mageba’s reliable product development to monitor the structure’s conditi on, behaviour and performance during operati on. In parti cular, it monitors the pylon’s inclinati on, the cable’s vibrati on and tension, the deck’s defl ecti on as well as the concrete’s deformati on allowing any criti cal deviati on to be detected and accordingly presented to the engineers in charge.

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The West Kowloon Terminus (WKT) is an underground railway terminus which is part of a large scale transport infrastructure project that will provide high-speed, cross-boundary rail services between the major citi es of Mainland China and Hong Kong.

The structure is formed from three geometrically complex la� ce trusses supported at only nine locati ons by 30 meters high curved steel columns.

The state-of-the-art terminus will integrate sustainable features maximizing the use of natural daylight and create a green cultural plaza for the public with substanti al green plants and vegetati on on top of the terminus roof.

The West Kowloon Terminus is located in Hong

Kong Verti cally installed guided bearings Verti cally installed free sliding bearings

810 Rail Link Stati on Roof (Hong Kong)

mageba scope

In 2015, mageba installed RESTON®POT HP (High Performance) bearings for the West Kowloon Terminus.

These high performance bearings have been selected in order to ensure the controlled transfer of loads between the structure’s complicated roof structure and its substructure. They also accommodate rotati ons about any axis and – where ap- propriate – movements of the superstructure, and also can be subjected to low or high loading and frequent movements and rotati ons.

Some bearings are also equipped with load measuring cells and are specially designed to be prestressed by injecti on possibility in order to overcome future loads and movements during replacement.

Type: RESTON®POT HP bearings Features: Combinati on of

ROBO®CONTROL monitoring and height- adjustment system (injecti on)

Installati on: 2015 Structure:

City: Hong Kong Country: China Completed: 2017/2018

Type: Terminus of Express Rail link

Owner: MTR Corporati on Hong Kong Architect: Aedas

Hainan

Hong Kong Taiwan

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The existi ng Green Line of Bangkok’s Met- ropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system is being extended to the south by a 12.6 km- long elevated rail track. In total, there will be nine new stati ons from Soi Sukhumvit 107 (Bearing) to Samutprakarn.

This additi on to Bangkok’s public transportati on system will serve up to 57,000 passengers a day a� er completi on in 2017, and thus help to ease traﬃ c congesti on in the capital. The route is being extended from Bearing along Sukhumvit road, crossing the southern ring road and conti nuing further south to Samutprakarn.

Locati on of the MRT Green Line in Bangkok,

Thailand mageba pot bearings during installati on on the

constructi on site The Puchao Saming Phrai stati on a� er constructi on Highlights & facts

mageba Products:

Type: 676 RESTON®POT bearings

Features: 460 designed to resist upli�

Locati on: Bangkok Country: Thailand Constructi on: 2014–2017 Type: Rapid Transit System Length: 12.8 km

Builder: MRTA Thailand

MRT Green Line Extension (Thailand)

Thailand

Cambodia

mageba scope

The southern extension of the MRT Green Line is equipped with 652 RESTON®POT bearings. 460 of these are RESTON®POT UPLIFT bearings which are designed to resist temporary upli� forces.

All mageba RESTON®POT bearings consist of a steel pot with a lid and an elastomeric pad. Thanks to mageba’s special POM seal- ing chain, which is securely anchored into the pad through vulcanisati on, the mageba RESTON®POT bearings off er excepti onal wear resistance and can freely adapt to deformati ons.

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The Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) is Bangkok‘s public transport system, opened in 2004. Currently, only the Blue and Green Lines are in service. A Purple and a Red Line are under constructi on. In total ten new lines are planned to be constructed by 2029.

The existi ng MRT Blue Line is being extended by a total of 27 km of railway track.

Of this total, 5.4 km is underground and 21.5 km is elevated.

The elevated structure consists of a twin- track viaduct of precast segmental box girders. The structure is conti nuous with spans of up to 35 m and supported by a row of single columns beneath the middle of the road.

Locati on of MRT Blue Line extension In total, 979 RESTON®POT bearings were supplied for the MRT Blue Line extension

The 11 km-long elevated tracks from Taopoon to Tha Pra are equipped with mageba RESTON®POT bearings

Type: RESTON®POT bearings Features: Highest load carrying

capacity 10,000 kN Installati on: 2012

Structure:

City: Bangkok Country: Thailand

Type: Rapid transit system Length: 27 km

Builder: MRTA of Thailand Contractor: UNIQUE - CHUN WO

JOINT VENTURE

MRT Blue Line Extension (Thailand)

Thailand

Cambodia

mageba scope

mageba supplied 979 RESTON®POT bearings for the 11 km-length of elevated tracks from Tao poon to Tha Pra, Bangkok.

Four of the bearings, supporti ng the structure over the Chao Phraya River, each have a load-carrying capacity of 10,000 kN.

All RESTON®POT bearings are equipped with a special POM seal developed by ma geba. This POM seal is considered by many to be one of the best in the world in terms of du rability, service life and reliability.

The steel components of the RESTON®POT bearings are corrosion-protected with the mageba C4 protecti on according to ISO 12944.

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Panamá City Metro Line 1 (Panama)

The city of Panamá constructed a new metro system, which was inaugurated in April 2014.

Line 1 of the system generally follows a north-south route, from Los Andes to the Albrook bus stati on, and is 13.7 km long, including 7.2 km of tunnel and 6.3 km of viaduct.

An extension of Line 1 to the fi nal elevated stati on in San Isidro was opened in August 2015 – added 2.1 kilometers of route to the system, extending the metro’s total route length to 15.8 kilometers (9.8 mi) and a total of 15 stati ons.

The project was carried out by Línea Uno Consorti um (Odebrecht and FCC), based on a detailed design by Systra.

Type: LASTO®BLOCK Type B elastomeric bearings Installed: 2012

Structure:

City: Panama City Country: Panama

Type: Metropolitan railway Built: 2010–2014

Length: 15.8 km mageba scope

mageba supplied bearings of type LASTO®BLOCK Type B for this project. Due to the length of the railway lines and the associated structures, more than 1,600 bearings were required.

The mageba LASTO®BLOCK bearing is a reinforced elastomeric bearing, featuring high-strength steel sheeti ng vulcan- ized into its core. The steel plates are fully enclosed in elastomer to ensure absolute corrosion protecti on and complete free- dom from maintenance – an important considerati on for a transport system which should not be subjected to closures for maintenance and repair.

Iso-cut of LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearing of

type B The Los Andes Metro stati on a couple of months

before opening Panamá City Metro Line 1 located in downtown

Panama City

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To extend Vancouver’s Skytrain rapid transit network, a new line, to be known as the Evergreen Line, is currently under constructi on. The Skytrain is a metropolitan train system that features many elevated guideways – hence its name.

The new line has a length of 10.9 kilometres (6.8 miles), and its constructi on includes the building of six new stati ons as well as major upgrades to two exist- ing stati ons. Service on the new route is planned to begin by middle of 2016 and is expected to serve 70,000 passengers per day in 2021.

The Skytrain is a key part of Vancouver’s public

transit system Part of the new line’s elevated structure will be

supported by LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings LASTO®BLOCK bearings allow rotati ons and movements while also providing good damping

Vancouver Skytrain “Evergreen”(Canada)

mageba scope

Part of the Evergreen Line’s elevated structure will be supported by LASTO®BLOCK bearings, the tried and trusted elastomeric bearings from mageba’s bearing range.

LASTO®BLOCK bearings allow rotati ons by deformati on of their rubber layers, and this deformati on also facilitates structure movements (as may an additi onal sliding surface). Rubber bearings also off er ex- cellent damping of noise and vibrati ons – which is o� en of interest in rail structures.

288 elastomeric bearings with sizes up to 800 mm × 800 mm and heights up to 190 mm are being supplied, for loads of up to 6,300 kN.

Type: Elastomeric bearings Features: Masonry plates Installati on: 2014

Structure:

City: Vancouver Country: Canada

Type: Metro system elevated guideway

Built: 2013–2016 Length: 10.9 km Builder: SNC-Lavalin

USA Canada Vancouver

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When completed in 2018, the Chenab Rail- way Bridge will become the world’s highest railway bridge, with a height of 359 m.

Crossing the River Chenab, it will enable the Indian mainland to be connected by rail with the state of Jammu & Kashmir for the fi rst ti me.

The 17-span bridge will have a length of 1,315 m, including a trussed arch main span of length 469 m.

The arch is being constructed with the help of two self-propelled auxiliary cable cranes, moving along cables spanning between 100 m-high temporary pylons at each side of the valley.

The steel box chords of the trusses will be fi lled with concrete to help resist wind forces and save internal painti ng.

The bridge is located in northern India, in the state

of Jammu & Kashmir Illustrati on of a RESTON®SPHERICAL Type KA bear-

ing – exploded view showing central calo� e A typical RESTON®SPHERICAL bearing during applicati on of grease to upper sliding surface

Type: 22 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings (type KA), 38 LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric stopper bearings Features: Upli� resistance

spherical and elastomeric stopper with PTFE Installati on: 2014–2017 Structure:

State: Jammu & Kashmir Country: India

Built: 2018 Type: Arch bridge Length: 1,315 m

Contractor: Afcons Infrastructure Owner: Northern Railways

Chenab Railway Bridge (India)

mageba scope

mageba is supplying 22 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings and 38 LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric stopper bearings for the constructi on of this remarkable bridge.

All of the spherical bearings are of type KA (free-sliding), meaning that they allow sliding movements in all horizontal directi ons.

They are designed to carry verti cal loads of up to 14,160 kN, and 12 of the bearings are also designed to resist upli� forces.

LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric stopper bearings with PTFE have been designed for horizontal force up to 5,100 kN.

Jammu & Kashmir

India

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Hyderabad, India’s fourth largest city with seven

million inhabitants, is located in central India. 20 of the LASTO®BLOCK bearings, loaded on a pal-

let for delivery to site. RESTON®POT bearings have proven their worth in many railway viaduct applicati ons.

Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) is the world’s largest PPP (Public Private Partnership) constructi on project. The project, to con- struct a new metro rail service for Hy- derabad, India’s fourth largest city, is being implemented in two phases – Phase I creati ng a network with a length of 71 km, and Phase II extending this by an additi onal 85 km.

The system is elevated above ground level, minimising confl icts with other land uses and forms of transport. Once completed, it will be world’s largest elevated metro railway system. It is esti mated that HMR will be carrying 1.5 million passengers per day by 2017.

Type: RESTON®POT bearings, LASTO®BLOCK bearings, MIGUTRANS®FSL joints, MIGUTEC®KF joints Installati on: 2014–2015 Structure:

City: Hyderabad Country: India

Completed: 2015 (Phase 1) Type: PSC box girder

elevated metro bridge Length: 71 km (Phase 1) Contractor: Larsen & Toubro Owner: Hyderbad Metro Rail

Hyderabad Metro Railway (India)

mageba scope

mageba is supplying a great number of bearings and expansion joints for the constructi on of the metro system.

These include 7,000 LASTO®BLOCK bearings, consisti ng of blocks of elastomer reinforced by steel plates, which transmit verti cal and horizontal forces from the superstructure to the substructure while accommodati ng rotati ons about any axis.

68 RESTON®POT bearings, designed for loads of up to 14,280 kN, are also being supplied. The expansion joints being supplied, of types MIGUTRANS®FSL and MIGUTEC®KF, have a total length of approximately 9,000 m.

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The LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire is a high-speed rail line being built in northwestern France. Constructi on, at an esti - mated cost of €3.4 billion, is scheduled to be completed in late 2016. The line will be serviced by TGV trains operated by SNCF, the French nati onal railway company.

The Viaduc de la Courbe is an eight-span viaduct on the line near the city of Le Mans. It has a total length of 374 m, including six spans of 50 m and two end spans of 37 m each. Its composite deck has a width of 12.5 m, and is at a maximum height of 21 m above the ground.

The viaduct is being constructed on the route of

the new TGV line in north-western France Assembly of a RESTON®SPHERICAL bearing, show-

ing its upper greased ROBO®SLIDE disc Cross-secti on of a RESTON®SPHERICAL bearing with external upli� clamps

Highlights & facts mageba products:

Product: RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings

Features: Upli� protecti on, ROBO®SLIDE material Installati on: 2014

Structure:

Country: France Completed: 2015

Type: High-speed rail viaduct Length: 374 m

Contractor: Eiff age Architects: RFF

TGV Viaduc de la Courbe (France)

mageba scope

18 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings support the viaduct’s deck, designed to resist downward forces of up to 23,840 kN while accommodati ng longitudinal movements of up to +/- 215 mm. The use of mageba’s specially developed sliding material, ROBO®SLIDE, instead of PTFE in fabricat- ing the bearings maximises their strength and durability.

The bearings at both abutments are additi onally designed to resist occasional upli�

forces of 450 kN which may arise during de-ballasti ng operati ons. They do this by means of external clamps, which are also equipped with ROBO®SLIDE sliding inter- faces to enable the bearings to accommodate sliding movements even under upli�

conditi ons.

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Transport of freight by rail accounts for a large proporti on of the total transport of goods around the world, especially in relati on to dry bulk commoditi es such as coal, ore and grain. Within the U.S., for example, railroads carry 39.9 % of freight by ton-mile, followed by trucks (33.4 %), oil pipelines (14.3 %), barges (12 %) and air (0.3 %). Hopper cars, which are loaded from above and empti ed through the bot- tom, are widely used to transport dry bulk commoditi es. This project involved the constructi on of a hopper car loading facility for iron ore in a mining area of northern Brazil.

The facility is located in Canaã dos Carajás city, in

the southwest of Pará State, Brazil Exploded view of a RESTON®SPHERICAL bearing

(guided sliding type), showing calo� e in middle Assembly of a RESTON®SPHERICAL bearing, with calo� e being placed on concave lower part

Type: RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings

Features: ROBO®SLIDE high-grade sliding material

City: Canaã dos Carajás Country: Brazil

Completed: 2013

Type: Rail car loading stati on Client: Polysius do Brasil

Rail car loading stati on, Pará (Brazil)

Bolivia

mageba scope

The hopper car loading facility, which allows trains to be parked beneath it for loading from overhead silos, is supported by 22 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings. These are designed for verti cal loads of up to 7950 kN. Some of the bearings also resist horizontal forces, while others accommodate longitudinal and/or transverse sliding movements. The long-term sliding performance of the bearings in this demanding industrial locati on, where impacts and dust can be expected at all ti mes, is en- sured by the use of mageba’s ROBO®SLIDE high-grade sliding material instead of the typically used PTFE.

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The “chalet village” of Gstaad in the Swiss Alps is world famous for its scenic beauty and its charm. Much of the town’s charm is due to its well-maintained heritage – such as the railway viaduct near the town centre. This was constructed in 1905 to carry the railway line that was opened in 1905 to support the region’s booming tourism industry.

In 2011, a� er more than a century of service, the viaduct needed to be completely renovated. The structure was strength- ened to enable it to withstand increased modern loading, and the work included measures to reduce noise emissions under railway traﬃ c.

Gstaad is located between Lausanne and

Interlaken in western Switzerland Two RESTON®STU shock transmission units at one

end of the bridge deck Installati on of a LASTO®BLOCK (type NBe) bearing under one of the bridge’s main girders

Type: RESTON®FORCE bearings RESTON®POT bearings RESTON®STU shock transmission units LASTO®BLOCK (NBe) Installati on: 2011

Structure:

City: Gstaad Country: Switzerland Type: La� ce girder

railway viaduct Constructi on: 1905

Renovated: 2011

Owner: Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway Contractor: Burn & Künzi AG Adelboden Engineer: Wüst Rellstab

Schmid AG

Gstaad railway viaduct (Switzerland)

mageba scope

mageba supplied all of the bearings required to support the bridge deck.

RESTON®POT Type TE (guided sliding) bearings at each end now resist the deck’s verti cal loads and accommodate longitudinal sliding movements of +/- 25 mm, while RESTON®FORCE horizontal force bearings resist the transverse forces at these locati ons while allowing the same movements.

LASTO®BLOCK Type NBe bearings support the deck at both internal pillars.

mageba also supplied four RESTON®STU shock transmission units, two for each end, which ensure the safe, controlled transmission of unusually large forces between the deck and the abutments.

Lausanne

Gstaad

Interlaken

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The Flendruz railway viaduct carries the Golden-Pass railway line, a tourist-orien- tated train route in the Swiss Alps between Montreux and Lucerne, across a small valley. It was built at the ti me of the railway line’s original constructi on, which was completed in 1905.

A� er more than a century of service the viaduct needed to be completely renovated, with a focus on enabling it to carry higher loads and reducing noise emissions under railway traﬃ c. These works were carried out in 2011.

The village Flendruz is located close to Montreux in

western Switzerland A RESTON®POT bearing as installed under the end

of one of the bridge’s main steel girders Two RESTON®STU shock transmission units during installati on at one end of the bridge deck

Type: RESTON®FORCE bearings RESTON®POT bearings,

RESTON®STU shock

transmission units Installati on: 2011

Structure:

City: Flendruz Country: Switzerland Type: La� ce girder

railway viaduct Constructi on: 1905

Renovated: 2011

Owner: Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway Contractor: Burn & Künzi AG Adelboden

Engineer: Theiler Ingenieure AG

Flendruz railway viaduct (Switzerland)

mageba scope

mageba supplied a variety of bridge components for this renovati on project.

RESTON®POT bearings of type TE (guided sliding), designed to carry loads of 1,460 kN and accommodate longitudinal sliding movements of +/- 25 mm, now support the ends of the main girder beams, while RESTON®FORCE horizontal force bearings resist the transverse forces at these locati ons while allowing the same longitudinal movements.

At each end of the deck, two RESTON®STU shock transmission units ensure the safe, controlled transmission of unusually large forces between the deck and the abut- ment.

Montreux Flendruz

Bern

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This bridge was constructed in 2010-2011 near the city of Bytom in southern Poland, to carry a railway line over the A1 motorway. The new constructi on of the motorway in this area necessitated the building of a bridge to enable road and rail traﬃ c to fl ow freely at the crossing point.

The bridge consists of two reinforced concrete structures, side by side – one for each of the two railway tracks. Noise reducti on measures were necessitated by the presence of a residenti al area close to the bridge.

The bridge crosses the A1 motorway near the city

of Bytom in southern Poland Li� ing of a TENSA®MODULAR type LR8-RW joint

into positi on on the bridge A TENSA®MODULAR joint of type LR8-RW (railway bridge joint) during installati on

Type: TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints (type LR8-RW)

Features: Railway bridge joints, ROBO®MUTE

noise-reducing mats Installati on: 2011

Structure:

City: Bytom Country: Poland Completed: 2011

Type: Railway bridge

Railway bridge WK432, Bytom (Poland)

Germany

mageba scope

mageba supplied TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints for the constructi on of this bridge. Four joints were required, one for each end of each structure. The joints are of type LR8-RW, the suﬃ x “RW” standing for “railway”. They are designed for the parti cular challenges presented by railway bridges, such as the ballast stones that would block the gaps of a normal modular joint and must be prevented from enter- ing the gaps, and the high axle loads and vibrati ons from rail traﬃ c.

The joints also feature ROBO®MUTE noise- reducing mats underneath, to reduce noise under traﬃ c.

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A new bridge is currently being built over the River Ganga (or Ganges) near the city of Patna in north-eastern India. The river is of enormous importance to the people who live in the substanti al part of India through which it fl ows, but its excepti onal width presents a great obstacle to transportati on and commerce.

The main bridge, with a length of 4,556 m and spans of 123 m, will carry both rail and road traﬃ c on separate levels. The total length of structure being constructed as part of the overall project, including ap- proaches, is approximately 20 km.

The bridge crosses the River Ganges near the city

of Patna in north-eastern India. A RESTON®POT bearing with capacity of 18,000 kN

as fabricated and ready for delivery to site. A RESTON®FORCE bearing, designed to resist only transverse horizontal forces.

Type: RESTON®FORCE and RESTON®POT bearings, TENSA®MODULAR (LR2) and TENSA®GRIP joints Installati on: 2007–2014

Structure:

City: Patna Country: India Built: 2015 Type: K-truss bridge Length: 4.56 km

Contractor: Ircon Internati onal Ltd.

Owner: East Central Railway

Ganga Rail-Road Bridge, Patna (India)

mageba scope

mageba supplied a large number of bearings and expansion joints for the main bridge and its approach structures.

The bearings included 464 RESTON®POT bearings for loads of up to 18,000 kN, and RESTON®FORCE guide bearings designed to resist horizontal forces of up to 5,400 kN but carry no verti cal loads. Temporary erecti on bearings were also supplied.

The expansion joints included 37 TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints of type LR2 for the road deck of the main structure, and 216 metres of TENSA®GRIP single gap joint for the approach structures.

Patna

India

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The mighty Ganga (or Ganges) River, a symbol of India and so much more for the country’s people, makes its way from the western Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, a journey of 2,500 km. Its river basin is one of the most ferti le and densely populated regions in the world and covers an area of 1,000,000 square kilometres.

A new bridge, currently being built across the river close to the city of Munger, will carry road and rail traﬃ c on diff erent levels.

With 25 main spans of 125 m and a total length of 3190 m, it will be one of the longest bridges in India when it opens in 2015.

The bridge crosses the River Ganges near the city

of Munger in north-eastern India. A RESTON®FORCE horizontal force bearing, as

fabricated. A RESTON®POT bearing as installed, during erec-

ti on of the bridge deck on top of it.

Type: RESTON®FORCE and RESTON®POT bearings, TENSA®MODULAR (LR2) and TENSA®GRIP joints Installati on: 2007–2014

Structure:

City: Munger Country: India Completed: 2015

Type: Rail and road bridge Length: 3.19 km

Crosses: Ganga (Ganges) River Contractor: Gammon India Ltd.

Ganga Rail-Road Bridge, Munger (India)

mageba scope

To support the deck of this excepti onally long bridge and its approach structures, mageba supplied 304 RESTON®POT bearings for verti cal loads of up to 15,000 kN, and RESTON®FORCE horizontal force bearings to resist purely horizontal forces while allowing movement along one axis.

To provide a traﬃ cable surface at the superstructure’s movement gaps, mageba also supplied 29 TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints of type LR2 for the road traﬃ c level of the main bridge, and 180 m of TENSA®GRIP single gap joint for the approach road viaducts.

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The Ventabren railway viaduct, built between 1996 and 1998, forms part of the TGV Méditerranée high speed rail connecti on between Paris and France’s Mediter- ranean coast at Marseilles. The bridge has a length of 1730 m, enabling it to cross a canal and a number of roads including the A8 motorway.

The main motorway crossing has a haunched girder deck with a span of 100 m, which was constructed parallel to the road and then rotated into positi on about a verti cal axis. The remainder of the viaduct, with a prestressed concrete box girder deck, was launched incrementally.

The viaduct is on the TGV line from Paris to Mar-

seilles, where it passes the city of Ventabren Force-Velocity diagram of a typical RESTON®SA

hydraulic damper An installed RESTON®SA hydraulic damper

Type: RESTON®SA hydraulic dampers

City: Ventabren Country: France

Type: Box girder bridge Haunched girder bridge Completed: 1998

Length: 1730 m Main span: 100 m

Ventabren TGV Railway Viaduct (France)

France

mageba scope

mageba supplied eight RESTON®SA hydraulic dampers, each with a force capacity of 3,000 kN and allowing movements of up to 650 mm, to control the longitudinal movements of the viaduct’s deck. These are velocity-dependent devices, consisti ng primarily of a piston in a fl uid-fi lled cylin- der. They allow free movements of a structure during service conditi ons, but control displacements and dissipate energy during sudden movements caused, for example, by earthquakes or excepti onal traﬃ c forces. They thus reduce the impact of the forces on the structure, enabling its design to be opti mised.

Spain

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The new Transbay Transit Center has replaced the former Transbay Terminal that was built in 1939 in downtown San Fran- cisco. This modern transit hub serves 11 transportati on systems and contains more than one million square feet. The highlights are a 5.4 acre (22 000 square meters) roof- top public park, Grade Hall, dramati c Light Column, and stay cable pedestrian bridge.

The constructi on was completed in 2018.

The Transbay Transit Center is located next to the

San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge Installati on of RESTON®PENDULUM Mono on

terminal superstructure Movements at the Bus storage facility ramp will be facilitated by modular joints

Transbay Transit Center (USA)

mageba scope

mageba USA worked on diff erent secti ons of this landmark project. On one side, mageba supplied eight RESTON®PENDULUM Mono bearings with load capaciti es of 2,500 kips (11,120 kN) and 2,000 kips (8,900 kN) for the terminal superstructure and eight RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings able to withstand blast forces of 171 kips and with 41.5” of max. sliding capacity for the glass roof structure.

On the other side, mageba also supplied two TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints designed with 8 and 11 gaps to accommodate 24 in and 33 in of movement respec- ti vely at the bus storage facility ramp.

San Francisco

Oakland

Type: RESTON®PENDULUM Mono bearings RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings

TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints of type LR8 and LR11

Features: Table hystereti c behavior Installati on: 2016–2018

Structure:

City: San Francisco, CA Country: USA

Type: Transit Center Owner: TJPA

Builder: Shimmick, Greenlite, MCM

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Zurich Central Train Stati on is regarded as the world‘s most frequented stati on in terms of numbers of trains per day. Over 2‘915 trains operate here per day, which means that a train arrives or leaves approximately every 25 seconds.

The constructi on material used for the structure is exposed to external impact such as temperature and humidity. Thanks to the applicati on of expansion joints, the resulti ng movement forces (so-called „Restraints“) will be balanced and damages such as cracks in the structural components can be avoided.

The joints, that were installed in the underground pedestrian area in 1990, had to be replaced. As a consequence, the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) decided to install a soluti on without any future maintenance requirements as well as increasing comfort for the public.

More than 437‘000 passengers pass through

Zurich‘s central train stati on every day Over-night-installati on in the stati on‘s pedestrian

area within less than seven hours The result off ers more comfort for pedestrians and an extensive reducti on of eff ort for the contractor

Type: POLYFLEX®ADVANCED PU FSJ of type PA40 for buildings

Features: Movements of +26/–14 mm Installati on: 2015 Structure:

City: Zurich Country: Switzerland Type: New renaissance

building complex Completi on: 1847

Owner: City of Zurich Contractor: Swiss Federal Railway

(SBB)

Architects: Jakob Friedrich Wanner (origin building)

T. and R. Haussmann (interior work)

Zurich Central Train Stati on (Switzerland)

mageba scope

mageba was selected to install +150 m of its fl exible plug expansion joint system POLYFLEX®ADVANCED PU over night and within less than seven hours. This remark- ably fl exible installati on had hence no ef- fect on the hustle and bustle of the main stati on.

The applicati on of a jointless passage represents an extensive reducti on of eff ort for the contractor. In contrast to conventi onal joint systems, the parti cular plug expansion joint POLYFLEX®ADVANCED PU off ers a new alternati ve especially in relati on to agility, aestheti cs and zero maintenance.

As well as for pedestrian zones and railway stati on buildings, this joint type is also ideal for use in multi level car parks, airport buildings, shopping malls, hospitals and bridges.

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Zurich

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Panama City’s Tocumen Internati onal Air- port is currently being extended with the additi on of a new terminal. Designed by Foster & Partners, it will increase fl oor space by over 800,000 square feet, with 20 new boarding gates, a duty free area, a new control tower and a third runway.

Access to the new terminal from the Corredor Sur highway that bypasses the airport is provided by a four-lane road, part of which is elevated. The non-conti n- uous elevated structure of each carriage- way is supported by ten piers, requiring a bearing soluti on.

Exploded view of a typical RESTON®POT bearing, showing elastomeric pad at its core

The new viaduct provides access to Tocumen

Internati onal Airport, Panama City, Panama A typical RESTON®POT bearing featuring upli�

resisti ng clamps at sides, as fabricated

Tocumen Airport Access Road (Panama)

mageba scope

To support the structures’ decks, mageba supplied 80 RESTON®POT HP bearings with upli� resistance. These bearings are based on the standard RESTON®POT bearing which has been a most popular bearing in mageba’s range for many years, having proven its worth in countless applicati ons. The recently developed ver- sion of the bearing, with “HP” standing for

“High Performance”, represents a major advance in the bearing’s technology. Dura- bility is much increased, thanks to the use of improved materials, and the increased strength enabled the bearings to be made small enough to suit the main structure’s design.

Type: RESTON®POT HP (high performance) bearings

Features: Upli� resistance Installati on: 2014

Structure:

City: Panama City Country: Panama Completed: 2014

Type: Airport access viaduct Contractor: Construtora Norberto Odebrecht

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Along with the project ‘The Circle’, which has the purpose to establish Zurich Airport as a service desti nati on from 2018 on, the parking area had to be opti mised and ad- justed to the passenger increase expected in the next years. Therefore, the car parks P40 and P45 were dismantled and replaced by the expansion of car park P6 to the south.

The new car park features 12 fl oors and parking levels hence now off ering suﬃ - cient space for 1,300 additi onal cars. The fl oors are accessible via a central spindle.

Zurich Airport annually manages over 25 million passengers and is classifi ed as Switzerland‘s logisti c

intersecti on The installed joints assure seismic isolati on as well

as load and movement capacity Principle of a joint for seismic protecti on, pictured by means of a drawing

Type: TENSA®SEISMIC special joint RS-Fuse Features: seismic isolati on with

movements of +/- 300 mm Installati on: 2013–2016 Structure:

City: Zurich Country: Switzerland Type: Steel-concrete-com-

pound constructi on Constructi on: 2013

Owner: Flughafen Zürich AG Architect: Stutz + Bolt + Partner

Architekten AG

Car Park P6 Zurich Airport (Switzerland)

mageba scope

In order to meet the requirements in terms of seismic protecti on, the expansion features space of approximately 43 m to the existi ng building.

mageba was chosen to fi nd a soluti on for a suitable passage constructi on. Be- sides seismic protecti on, adequate load and movement capacity had to be as- sured. mageba hence developed the special joint TENSA®SEISMIC RS-Fuse.

66 units of a total length of 450.5 m as well as steel cover plates of a total length of 2,013 m were delivered and installed.

Thanks to mageba‘s long-term experience in the infrastructure and building sector, the enti re order processing to the point of installati on was reliably carried out from one source and on schedule.

Lucerne

Zurich

Constance

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is the internati onal passenger airport of the Dutch capital city Amsterdam. With the fi rst airplane landing there in 1916, the airport has been classifi ed as the oldest internati onal airport with a never chang- ing locati on.

The airport is located 10 km south of the city centre in the Schiphol suburbs and has been awarded as Europe‘s fourth biggest airport, accommodati ng approximately 55 million passengers in 2014 (a� er London Heathrow, UK, Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, FR, and Frankfurt on the Main, DE).

Up to 2003, a variety of expansion projects were implemented on a surrounding area of around 2,787 ha. These projects com- prised a new terminal with three halls and eight piers as well as six start and landing runways.

Locati on of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol View of a mat joint TENSA®MAT with crossover A car crossing the installed fl exible plug joint POLYFLEX®ADVANCED PU

Product: POLYFLEX®ADVANCED PU fl exible plug joints type PA30

TENSA®MAT mat joints Features: Flexible plug joints

with movements of +20/–10 mm Mat joints with movements of up to 160 mm Installati on: 2013 Structure:

Locati on: Amsterdam Country: Netherlands Opening: 1916

Owner: Schiphol Group Contractor: Heijmans NV Architects: Benthem Crouwel Architects

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands)

mageba scope

Due to water leak, the joints on the ramp and access road to the departure hall had to be replaced. mageba installed its 100 % waterti ght fl exible plug expansion joint POLYFLEX®ADVANCED PU, type PA30, that assures a movement capacity of +20/–10 mm.

In order to allow arriving passengers to comfortable move their baggage, mat joints TENSA®MAT have been chosen. This specifi c joint constructi on forms a closed, compact and integrated surface with the mat hence allowing passenger‘s baggage such as cases and trolleys being moved without any blockages. A further advan- tage of this specifi c joint is the consider- able waste reducti on as no foreign sub- stances can be accumulated in the joint range.

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The new Muscat Internati onal Airport expansion will be completed in 2016 and has the capacity to handle 12 million passengers annually.

Further expansions planned in three sub- sequent phases will ulti mately boost the airports’ capacity to 24, 36 and 48 million passengers when the demand is required.

The Total Gross Floor Area Terminal Build- ing would be 335,000 m².

mageba scope

In order to assure safety in the Passengers Terminal Building (PTB) mageba delivered a variety of bearings and joints:

In total 90 units of RESTON®POT bearings and 153 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings for internal steel bridges, steel roofs as well as the tower and li� buildings. The 19 TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints with a

The Muscat airport is the largest one of the two

internati onal airports in Oman A spherical bearing supporti ng the steel roof of this

impressive building On-site check of a spherical bearing that features patented ROBO®SLIDE sliding material

Type: 90 RESTON®POT bearings 135 RESTON®SPHERICAL bearings,

19 TENSA®MODULAR expansion joints,

772 LASTO®FLONPAD GP9 point bearings, 182 LASTO®FLONBLOCK sliding bearings

Installati on: 2012–2016 Structure:

City: Muscat Country: Oman Type: Airport Center Contractor: JV “Bechtel – ENKA”

Architect: Larsen A&CE

Client: OAMC (Oman Airports Management Company)

Muscat Internati onal Airport (Oman)

total length of 388 m will be installed in traﬃ c forecourt bridges and in the traﬃ c concourse (passenger arrival and departure).

mageba’s supply for building products comprises:

772 units of high-quality point bearings LASTO®FLONPAD GP9, and 182 units of high-quality knuckle and sliding point bearings LASTO®FLONBLOCK, each made in Switzerland.

The process had challenges in terms of maximum available space below and above in several positi ons and also due to the fact that in other positi ons the bearings would be visible from the ground fl oor. mageba‘s input was hence extremely criti cal for the designing team because it had to adjust their details to the dimensions and heights of the bearings.

United Arab Emirates

Oman

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The Teleférico de Mérida (Mérida Cable Car) is located in Venezuela, and connects the city of Mérida (at an alti tude of 1,640 metres) to Espejo Peak in the adjacent mountains (at an alti tude of 4,765 metres). Climbing over three kilometres along its route of 12.5 km, it is one of the longest and highest cable car systems in the world.

It was opened in 1960, and closed in 2008, having reached the end of its service life.

The constructi on of a new cable car system to replace the old one is currently under- way, with completi on expected in 2016.

The city of Mérida is located in the Andes moun-

tains of northwestern Venezuela Typical Force (y-axis) versus Velocity (X-axis)

diagram of a RESTON®SA shock absorber Two RESTON®SA shock absorbers, packed in a crate for transport to site

Type: RESTON®SA shock absorbers, TENSA®COMPRESS expansion joint Installati on: 2015

Structure:

City: Mérida Country: Venezuela Type: Cable car system Built: 1960

Renovated: 2016 Length: 12.5 km Climb: 3,125 m Builder: Garaventa

Teleférico de Mérida (Venezuela)

Brazil

mageba scope

Two RESTON®SA shock absorbers were supplied, complete with connecti on brack- ets. They were designed for a maximum load of 480 kN and maximum stroke of +/- 50 mm. One shock absorber was subjected to a low velocity test, a consti tuti ve law test and a damping eﬃ ciency test, while each unit was subjected to pressure and stroke verifi cati on tests.

A TENSA®COMPRESS expansion joint, accommodati ng movements of up to 45 mm, was also required for the associated stati on infrastructure.

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The Kai Tak Cruise Terminal is built on the former site of the Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. The terminal has the capacity to berth two 360 m-long vessels. On peak days the Cruise Terminal can cater for up to 8,400 passengers and 1,200 crew mem- bers

The cruise terminal was designed by Fos- ter + Partners and its roof spans over 70 m.

Its multi -functi onal design allows the terminal to be converted into a venue for ex- hibiti ons and other events.

The total area of the Cruise Terminal is 52,000 m²and it also encompasses a roof- top garden which is open to the public.

Locati on of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Hong Kong mageba LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings, ready

for delivery The Kai Tak Cruise Terminal during constructi on

Type: RESTON®POT bearings, LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings Installati on: 2012

Structure:

City: Hong Kong Country: China Completed: 2013

Type: Cruise Terminal Area: 52,000 m²

Builder: Dragages Hong Kong

Kai Tak Cruise Terminal (China)

Hong Kong China

mageba scope

A total of 1060 LASTO®BLOCK elastomeric bearings were used in the constructi on of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. All mageba elastomeric bearings installed in the Cruise Terminal are made from high-quality elastomer, reinforced by steel plates.

The RESTON®POT bearings used for this project have maximum load carrying capacity of Vmax= 3,800 kN and ensure the controlled transfer of loads.

mageba RESTON®POT bearings are equipped with a special POM seal which is vulcanised directly into the bearing pad and hence improves the wear resistance of the bearing signifi cantly.